State A.G.s demand answers from Facebook as regulators swoop in on scandal-tarnished company

[Hermit-The-Prog]

[Full headline:]
State attorneys general demand answers from Facebook as regulators swoop in on scandal-tarnished company

BY Terence Cullen Monday, March 26, 2018

Facebook got more thumbs down from law enforcement and investors Monday as scandals continue to embroil the social media giant.

Attorneys general from nearly 40 states and U.S. territories on Monday fired off a full-throated letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg — asking how Cambridge Analytica got its hands on data for 50 million accounts.

“Users of Facebook deserve to know the answers to these questions and more,” reads the letter.

“We are committed to protecting our residents’ personal information. More specifically, we need to understand Facebook’s policies and procedures in light of the reported misuse of data by developers.”

The missive — whose signators include New York AG Eric Schneiderman — comes as Facebook falls under regulatory scrutiny.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/group-ags-answers-facebook-regulators-swoop-article-1.3896822

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Let us hope the State AG's

take Zuckerberg down.

[Leghorn21]

2. Nearly FORTY STATES, Hermit!! This is delightful news indeed!!! nt

[BigmanPigman]

3. GOOD!

Mozilla stopped using them and so did Elon Musk. Fuckerberg has people's call logs from their phones too. He has known about this for over two years and did nothing! I hope even Mueller gets him in for an interview.

[Skittles]

4. a pox on everyone who helped to make that slimy POS a multi-billionaire